Private jet routes / Fort Lauderdale to Cleveland
Empty-leg private flights Fort Lauderdale to Cleveland. When an operator repositions this route, the whole aircraft goes for a fraction of a booked charter.
Empty legs we have carried on this route went for €11,800 for the whole aircraft. A scheduled charter over the same distance usually costs several times that, because you are paying for the aircraft to fly out and back.
About 2h 36m in the air, over 1.7k km. Private terminals add far less time on the ground than an airline departure, so door to door is usually shorter again.
Most often a Learjet 35A. The aircraft is set by whichever operator is repositioning, so it changes from flight to flight; every listing names the type.
We have listed 1 on Fort Lauderdale to Cleveland so far, and 1 are on the board right now. Empty legs appear at short notice, so a route alert is the reliable way to catch one.